Sean Kinney
Biography
Sean Howard Kinney (born May 27, 1966) is an American musician, best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band Alice in Chains. Kinney also founded the short-lived supergroup Spys4Darwin, and has collaborated with other artists such as Johnny Cash and Metallica. He played drums for his Alice in Chains bandmate, Jerry Cantrell's first solo album, Boggy Depot (1998). Since 2009, Kinney has been co-owner of The Crocodile club in Seattle. He was a guest drummer on NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers in September 2018. Kinney has earned nine Grammy Award nominations as a member of Alice in Chains.
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Known For
![Alice in Chains: [2011] Maquinaria Festival](/placeholder.svg)
Acting History
2025
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow as Self
2020MoPOP Founders Award 2020 Honoring Alice in Chains as Self
2014Beyond the Game as Seal Team Leader
2013My Haunted Vacation
2013Alice in Chains: AIC 23 as Stanley Eisen
2011Alice in Chains: [2011] SWU Music & Arts Festival as Drums
2011Alice in Chains: [2011] Maquinaria Festival as Drums
2010Alice in Chains : Bilbao BBK Live 2010 as Drums
2009The Face is Familiar
2006Alice in Chains: 2 for 1 as Drums, percussion
2006Alice In Chains: Rock Am Ring as Drums
2001VH1 News Special: Grunge as Self (archive footage)
1999Alice in Chains - Music Bank: The Videos as Himself
1996Alice In Chains: MTV Unplugged as Drums
1995The Nona Tapes as Self
1993Alice in Chains: [1993] Live at Rotterdam
1993Alice in Chains: Hollywood Rock Festival 1993 as Drums
1992Singles as Himself - Alice In Chains (uncredited)
1991Alice in Chains: Live Facelift as Self
—Alice in Chains - Rock am Ring 2019 as Himself